We all disliked the memoir "The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World …Via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes" by Carl Hoffman. We felt the author managed to travel all over the world without learning anything or having anything interesting to say.

Favorite books: "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole, "American Pastoral" by Philip Roth, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon and "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stenger.

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